Loose-leaf book.



PATENTED JAE, 1908;

W. P. PITT. LOOSE LEAF BOOK.

APPLICATION FILED NOV.

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, WILLIAM P. PITT, or

- and useful Improvementsin Loose-Leaf 0 erated'at the back of the book for rocking so that the hooks may for the insertion or represents a loose-leaf book provided with verse section on line IV-IV of Fig: 1.

rnarnbers, rockingly mounted in the springthe edges of the spring-plate.

I the ception that the hookcarrying members consist of four pieces in the present Said plate extends the length of the spring- Toall whom-it may concern:

citizen of the United-States,

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

INDEPEND'ENQE, MISSOURI, A S STGNORTO IRVIbIG-PITT MFG. QQ., OF

KANSAS CITY, MIS$OURL LoosE-LEAF Book.

No. 876,395. Specification of Letters Patent. Patent ed J an. 14, 1908. Applieatioafiled November 5. 1906. Serial No. 342.009.

extend through openings 10 the backplate, openings 11 m the fabric, and openf1gsl2 1n thespring-plate, so that they may bear against the undersides of the hook- 'carrying members 3.

Be it known'that 1, WILLIAM P. PITT, a

residing at Independence, in the county ,of Jackson and State of Missouri, have invented certain new Books, of which the following is a specifica tion. 1 .opened by eitherpressing downwardly upon This invention relates to loose-leaf books,- the retaining plate 5, or. pressing upwardly and is an improvementover Patent #7 78,07 0. ,upon the free ends of members 8 until pro- The present invention consists of means jections 9 "force the abuttinged es of the hook-carrying members above a iorizontal plane, after which spring-plate 2 will continue to force said edges upwardly until they abut against the underside of the retaining t e hook-carrying members of said book, be readily opened removal of loose-leaves without grasping said hooks. p plate .5. The upward. movement will open The invention further consists of means the hooks to the dotted position shown in for securing the parts to the, back 'of the F book. .v v

Referring now to the accompanyin drawlength of the ba'cleplate, so that their free ing which illustrates the invention, Figure 1 ends will not proiect beyond the latter and cause annoyance y catching in the wearers garment.

The back-plate 2 .is an enlarged line II-II of my 4 improvement. Fig.

central section of the same, on 6 may be dispensed with Fig. 1. Fig.- 3 is a plan view of the backby stamping members 8 from the springlate provided with means for rocking the plate, but Iprefer to. employ said-back-plate ook-carrying'm'embers' Fig. 4 is a transbecause it reinforces the back of the book and affords" convenient means for attaching and detaching the other members to said vbook.

WVhen only two hook-carrying members are employed, as shown in the patent, one of Idesignates thecover of the book. 2 designates a spring-plate. 3 designates a plurality of hook-carrying plate. .the resilientmembers 8 -1nay be dispensed 4'desi ates the hooks which are carried with. t by mem ers 3, for the reception of loose- Having thus ,described my invention, leaves; I what I claim is:

1. The combination with a loose-leaf book having a plurality of rockingly mounted hook-carrying members, "of means operated by pressureon the back of the book and adapted to press bers to open the hooks.

2. The combination with a loose-leaf book having a plurality of rockingly mounted hook-carrying members, of means operated by pressure on the back of the book and pro vided with projections adapted to press against and rock said hooks.

3. The combination with a loose-leaf book having a plurality of rockingly mounted hook-carrying members, of a back-plate secured to the back of said book and provided 5 designates a retaining plate embracing All of the above parts are constructed andarranged substantially like those shown in atent above referred to, with the exinstance, instead of but two as shown iii-the patent.

6 designates the back-plate, which is secured to cover 1 by a piece of fabric 6.

pllpte 2, and is provided at its ends with er's 7, which clasp said spring-plate and reliably hold it in position.

8 designates a pair of resilient members stamped from the back-plate and provided their free ends with projections 9, which 1g; 4. L Members 8 are arranged wholly within the against and rock said memmembers to open the p rook said members to open the hooks.

with means operated by pressure on the back I through said openings and adapted to press 10 of the book and adapted to press-against and against and rock said members to open the hooks. i I

In testimony whereof I effix my signature, "in the presence of two Witnesses.

WILLIAM P. PITT.

4'. The oornbination With a loose-leaf book having a plurality of hook-carrying members, andv a springplate in which sziidinenibers are rockingly mounted; said plate hav- J "JVitnesses: ing openings extending therethrough, of F. G. F1soH R, means provided with projections extending I M. COX. 

